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Slow Down, Make the Connection - Blessed Is She

Slow Down, Make the Connection

This time of year stirs our hearts to be generous in how we give and to whom we give, but there is another facet of this desire to be charitable...
Committing to Minimalism During A Consumer Month - Blessed Is She

Committing to Minimalism During A Consumer Month

Warning: This post contains unseasonable encouragement to step back from purchasing during this highly-consuming month. Permission to Make a Switch Perhaps I have given myself particular permission to do less...
They That Hope // Join Us for the 2022 Prayer Pledge - Blessed Is She

They That Hope // Join Us for the 2022 Prayer Pledge

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Weekly Wallpaper // 300 - Blessed Is She

Weekly Wallpaper // 300

I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. // Philippians 1:6 Love...
Fiction Novels for Catholic Teens - Blessed Is She

Fiction Novels for Catholic Teens

I love book recommendations, and now that I am a mom, I always appreciate hearing about fun suggestions for my own daughter. If there's a teen in your life, this...
Need an Advent Penance? Meet the Ember Days. - Blessed Is She

Need an Advent Penance? Meet the Ember Days.

The beloved hymn, Joy to the World, invites the world to “receive her King” on Christmas Day. In order to receive Him, the song implies that our hearts must first...
Leave It All Behind // A Poem on Putting Prayer First - Blessed Is She

Leave It All Behind // A Poem on Putting Prayer First

A couple of nights ago, my husband was bringing the kids up to bed. I was slowly and tiredly bringing up the rear. I also couldn’t help but notice everything...
Saint Andrew's Town by the Sea - Blessed Is She

Saint Andrew's Town by the Sea

If there are any avid golfers in your life, you may have heard of the seaside town of St. Andrews on the coast of Scotland. Did you know that this...
Burnt Out? Here are 5 Ways to Reignite Your Flame - Blessed Is She

Burnt Out? Here are 5 Ways to Reignite Your Flame

Last spring, I wasn't following my own advice... Between wrapping up our first year of homeschooling, coaching, trainings, baseball games and practices, and missing my mom, I needed some extra...
BIS Reads // The Night the Saints Saved Christmas - Blessed Is She

BIS Reads // The Night the Saints Saved Christmas

Advent and Christmas are my favorite seasons for children's picture books. There's nothing so cozy as bundling under a blanket with my brood and breaking open a beloved book. This...
Saint Quotes for Broken Families - Blessed Is She

Saint Quotes for Broken Families

This time of year often stirs up a variety of feelings about family depending on your family situation. We live in a broken world and sometimes the most broken people...
My Friendship with Blessed Miguel Pro - Blessed Is She

My Friendship with Blessed Miguel Pro

Blessed Miguel Pro is … overwhelming. There was a time in my life where he seemed to be everyone’s favorite Saint, except mine. I did all the things so he...